Sherwood Taps

Sherwood HSS Taps are the general purpose option for thread cutting in most materials including steel, some stainless steels, cast irons and non-ferrous materials such as Aluminium, Brass and many others.

Manufactured with precision ground flutes for producing accurate thread forms, Sherwood Taps are available in all the popular thread forms and as straight Flute `Hand` Taps in 3 leads, Fluteless, Spiral Flute, or Spiral Point Machine Taps and also Long Series.

Sherwood Tap dimensions conform to ISO529 apart from NPT Forms which conform to ANSI 94.9. Straight Flute and Fluteless Taps are manufactured with a standard Bright Finish whereas the Machine Taps have an Oxidised Finish for best results dissipating the heat build-up associated with these applications.

Thread Forms are Class 2 medium fit tolerance.

For all technical and dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Tap Set BSW (British Standard Whitworth) Straight Flute Ground Thread HSS

Each set of Sherwood taps contain one taper, second and plug lead tap:

Sherwood HSS Taper Taps are used to start cutting the thread. They are tapered back from the end 6 to 10 threads before a fully threaded diameter is reached. This allows the tap to be positioned easily and correctly before it starts to cut the thread.

The Second Tap is used after the taper tap has cut threads into the hole as far as possible. It tapers back 3 or 4 threads before full thread diameter is reached.

The Plug Tap cuts threads to the bottom of a blind hole. It is only necessary to use the full set of taps when a blind hole is to be tapped.

Sherwood Centre Drills HSS

Designed with spiral flutes and various lengths and forms to give high quality centre holes that suit most applications. 60 inclusive angle. Manufactured to BS328;Part 2:1986, DIN333A, ISO866, ISO2540, ISO2541.

For all dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Series C100

3 Flute Straight Shank Countersinks

These three flute Sherwood 90 countersinks are manufactured from HSS-E cobalt steel with a ground finish. They are suitable for deburring and chamfering most metals and plastics. Manufactured to BS328:Part 5:1983.

For all dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.

90 Degrees

Sherwood 2 Flute Long Series Slot Drills Threaded Shank HSS

Used for milling keyways and slots in one unit. Bright Finish. Flute Type: 30° Helix. Manufactured to BS 122: Part 4: 1980.

For all dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Inch

HSS-Co. 8% Plain Shank Milling Cutter 4 Flute

Centre cutting, used for profile milling, milling keyways and producing open slots.
Bright finish. Flute type: 30° helix.
Overall dimensions to DIN 844.
Plain shank to DIN 1835A.

Metric Tolerances
Nominal Dia. Limits of Tolerance
Up to 38mm 0.0630 -0.0130
Above 38mm 0.1250 -0.0000

Long Series

Sherwood® Printed Circuit Board Drills Solid Carbide

Suitable for drilling through printed circuit boards. Shank diameter: 3.175mm, 38mm overall length. Manufactured to DIN1899.

For all dimensional and technical specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Sherwood Spiral Flute Chucking Reamers Taper Shank HSS

The European version of machine reamers ideally suited for use on high performance CNC machines. They are also available, to special order, with a higher cobalt content or made from solid carbide for the machining of tougher more exotic materials. Manufactured to BS 328 : Part 4 : 1990 and DIN 208 B.

For all dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Chucking Reamers - Metric

Sherwood Dies

Sherwood UNC (Unified Coarse) HSS dies are used in diestocks to produce external screw threads.

Thread form to: BS 1580

For all technical and dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Dies UNC (Unified Coarse) Ground Thread HSS

Sherwood Ground Thread Chasers HSS

Used for the lathe turned production and repair of threads.

For all technical specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Machine

ISO Metric Form

Sherwood Long Series Drills Steam Tempered HSS

General-purpose drills to drill steels with tensile strength up to 1,000N/mm2, cast steel, grey cast iron, malleable cast iron, nickel brass and graphite. Point angle: 118, helix angle: normal, web thickness: normal, relief angle: 10-20, tolerance of diameter: h8, tolerance of f11. Manufactured to BS328;Part 1:1986, DIN340RN, ISO494.

For all dimensional specifications please refer to our catalogue.

Series L100 - Metric